Thursday, February 9, 2012

While there is much hue and cry for piracy on the internet, Google has announced that it will PAY some of its users to share their search history as part of a new project dubbed Screenwise.

People who sign up to be on the Screenwise panel will receive a $5 credit on Amazon for installing a browser extension that allows all of the data from their Chrome browsing to be collected. Participants will get an additional $5 for every three months of participation up to one year.

However, so far Google has not come out with a clear cut policy on the subject except that "As a panelist, you'll add a browser extension that will share with Google the sites you visit and how you use them," Google said.